Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

62 reviews

mard3ytv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

It is definitely a slow burn. I was expecting more at first it felt really clunky. All the plot twists kept me going tho. I rather enjoyed all the little easter eggs.

Not a book I would have picked out on my own. Could’ve had more romance. Spice was alright, which is why I rated it what it was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Incest, Vomit, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

viselik's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.25

It didn't feel much like a retelling of Peter Pan other than the names and a few minor things. It was alright, and I think I would have liked it more if it wasn't supposed to be a twisted retelling.

I understand dark romance but I never saw the spark between Wendy and James, this felt more like an ab*se book than a dark romance book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

ebunny_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I had a blast listening to this on audiobook. The cast was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

tenay_d's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This book needs to come with a warning. It’s messed up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

emileical's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Infidelity, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

curel's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I can’t believe I finished this tbh. I speed read most of it out of morbid fascination. Don’t recommend. There is no plot, only dubious spice and the worst character development known to man 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Sexual content, Murder, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse

megsbookishworld's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this book in a 24 hour period (2 sittings).
The author wants you to go in blind but there is some dark stuff in this book so be warned.

The biggest thing I struggled with is how tf are you gonna fall in love with someone who kidnapped you and held you prisoner for days?!?  Stockholm syndrome is joked about in the book but seriously….. 

Then the murdering…. Every chapter, another body in explicit detail. 

If you don’t like blood, maybe don’t read this.

Also if you don’t like dom/sub dynamics this is absolutely not for you.

I went in blind, was it for me? No.
But it is really well written and I never saw the end coming.
The author definitely had me Hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Drug use, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Torture, Murder, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Death

bia754's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, Sexual content, Death, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Child abuse, Addiction, and Cursing

christinaskina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was not my cup of tea. It was salacious without substance and the shock factor was not done well enough to make me come around to liking any of the characters despite their serious flaws. I also didn’t buy the romance or chemistry between the main characters. And there was so much abuse and fucked up behavior, which I was prepared for going in, but all the complexity was so shallow it didn’t even count for me. Glad other people liked it! Wasn’t high enough caliber writing to get me invested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

samslifeinbooks's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

So many aspects of this story make absolutely no sense. 9 hours of audio book I will never get back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Torture